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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Music 43


COURSE DESCRIPTION
43 Jazz Improv and Theory Units: 1.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
Practical experience in the art of jazz improvisation and the theory behind effective improvisation. Jazz combo or similar format provides the basis for improvisation instruction, benefiting both the beginner and the experienced player. May be taken a total of four times. 54 hours laboratory.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
Practical experience in the art of jazz improvisation and the theory behind effective improvisation.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
  1. Analyze, learn, and perform standard jazz literature.
  2. Analyze, transcribe and perform recorded improvised solos.
  3. Analyze jazz and popular music chord symbols.
  4. Demonstrate appropriate performance practices for different styles of jazz, including: be-bop, modal, hard-bop and fusion
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 
  1. Chord symbols.
  2. Scale choices.
  3. Motivic development.
  4. Transcribing a solo.
  5. Be-bop.
  6. Blues.
  7. Hard-bop.
  8. Modal. 
  9. Fusion.
  10. Common Jazz literature
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Present class lectures/discussions/demonstrations in order to analyze, learn, and perform standard jazz literature
  • Listen to audio examples in order to analyze, transcribe and perform recorded improvised solos.
  • Develop and assign class exercises such as studying jazz repertoire in order to analyze jazz and popular music chord symbols.
  • Invite guest lecturers to class in order to demonstrate appropriate performance practices for different styles of jazz, including: be-bop, modal, hard-bop and fusion

 
 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • Oral reports/presentations/performances designed to assess students’ abilities to analyze, learn, and perform standard jazz literature.
  • Written reports and homework designed to evaluate students’ abilities to analyze jazz and popular music chord symbols.
  • Projects designed to assess students’ abilities to transcribe and perform recorded improvised solos.
  • Final examination designed to evaluate students’ abilities to demonstrate appropriate performance practices for different styles of jazz, including: be-bop, modal, hard-bop and fusion.

 
ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Jamey Aebersold. Play-A-Long Book and Recording Set by Volume #54, Maiden Voyage. Jamey Aebersold Pub., 1992.
  • Scott D. Reeves. Creative Jazz Improvisation. 3rd ed. Prentice Hall , 2000.
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